RFQ - FA441824Q0035.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Accu-tab Tablets

I. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 and in accordance with (IAW) Subpart 13.5 – Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number FA441824Q0035 shall be used to reference any written quote provided under this RFQ.

The RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05; Effective 22 May 2024.

This is a set-aside for small business, 100%.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 325180 – Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing with a size standard of 1,000 employees.

II. The purpose of this combined synopsis and solicitation is for the purchase and delivery of PPG Accu-Tab Calcium Hypochlorite Tablets with Scale Inhibitor (SI). The purchase is comprised of one pallet containing 22 pails (60 pounds per pail) of Accu-Tab Tablets not to exceed 16 deliveries in 12 months.

Approximately 1 delivery per month with 2 deliveries per month during June-September. The government will contact the vendor to schedule deliveries. The vendor shall deliver within 10 days of order placement.

This purchase will also include four (4) 1-year-option CLINs. The CLIN schedule are in the table below

CLIN DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT

0001 One (1) pallet of 22 pails (60 lbs.) of Accu-Tab Tablets 16 EA 1001 One (1) pallet of 22 pails (60 lbs.) of Accu-Tab Tablets 16 EA 2001 One (1) pallet of 22 pails (60 lbs.) of Accu-Tab Tablets 16 EA 3001 One (1) pallet of 22 pails (60 lbs.) of Accu-Tab Tablets 16 EA 4001 One (1) pallet of 22 pails (60 lbs.) of Accu-Tab Tablets 16 EA

III. Ship to address: 1260 Snow Pointe Rd

Goose Creek, SC 29445

IV. FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep

2023) applies to this acquisition and the following addendum applies:

• Offerors shall submit pricing in the RFQ Pricing Sheet (Attachment 2)

• Offerors shall provide a technical description of the items quoted in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the RFQ.

• Company name; address; SAM UEI; Cage Code; name, telephone number, email address for your company’s point of contact (Attachment 2)

• Copy of completed Representations and Certifications.

All companies must be registered in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/ to be considered for award.

• Acknowledgement of any amendments to this RFQ.

• A statement that you agree to all terms of this RFQ.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/FAR12.DOC#s126 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1070_147634 https://www.sam.gov/

• Offerors may submit questions relating to this acquisition to the individuals identified below.

Questions must be submitted no later than 28 June 2024.

RFQ Due Date: 12 July 2024

RFQ Due Time: 4:00 P.M. EST Email To: mikel.sessions@us.af.mil or matthew.michel@us.af.mil

Note: .zip files are not an acceptable format for the Air Force Network and will not go through our email system.

(End of Provision)

V. FAR Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021), applies to this acquisition and the following evaluation is applicable:

• The Government will award a contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsible vendor whose quote conforming to the RFQ will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

i. Technical: quote must be rated as technically acceptable to be eligible for award. In order to be deemed technically acceptable, the offeror must provide PPG Accu-Tab Calcium Hypochlorite Tablets with Scale Inhibitor (SI):

ii. Price: Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable vendor.

• Options. The Government will evaluate quotes for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that a quote is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(End of Provision)

VI. Provisions and Clauses Incorporated by Reference

52.203-3 – Gratuities.

52.204-13 – System for Award Management Maintenance.

52.204-16 - Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting.

52.204-18 – Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance.

52.204-24 – Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

52.204-29 – Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Representation and Disclosures.

52.204-7 – System for Award Management.

52.223-22 – Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation.

52.223-5 – Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information.

52.229-11 – Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements-Notice and Representation.

252.203-7000 – Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.

252.203-7002 – Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.

252.203-7005 – Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.

252.204-7015 – Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support.

252.204-7017 – Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation.

252.204-7018 – Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.

252.204-7024 – Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System.

252.223-7008 – Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium.

252.225-7000 – Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

252.225-7001 – Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.

252.225-7002 – Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors.

252.225-7012 – Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities.

252.225-7055 – Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.

252.225-7056 – Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.

252.225-7059 – Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region-Representation.

252.225-7060 – Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

252.232-7003 – Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

252.232-7010 – Levies on Contract Payments.

252.243-7002 – Requests for Equitable Adjustment.

252.244-7000 – Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services.

252.247-7023 – Transportation of Supplies by Sea.

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VII. Provisions and Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

The following clauses are applicable:

FAR 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside FAR 52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Representation FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity FAR 52.222-50, Combatting Trafficking in Persons FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management

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52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 5 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires.

The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed five (5) years.

(End of clause)

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/

(End of provision)

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text.

Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/

5352.201-9101 AMC Ombudsman

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, Mrs. Susan Madison, AFICC OL AMC, 510 POW/MIA, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5022, 618-229-0267, fax 618- 256-5724, email:

susan.madison@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements.

Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.

VIII. Attachments:

1) Brand Name Justification

2) RFQ Pricing Sheet